Sandy (Egyptian singer)
Sandy Adel Ahmed Hussein (Arabic: ساندي عادل أحمد حسين; born 22 April 1986) is an Egyptian singer.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Sandy Adel Ahmed Hussein |
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 22 April 1986
Origin | Egyptian |
Genres | Arabic Pop, Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocal |
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | Melody (2006 - 2016) Pause Records (2017 - ) |
Career
Career beginnings
She began her solo singer career with the release of the song "كل ما أقرب" for distribution company Star Label. In 2009 she released the song "شوفته وماكلمنيش" that really made her popular, and it was written and composed by Mohammed Rifai Husam Badran and released with the album titled سولو هيتس 1.
Afterwards she released a second album لسة صغيرة with Only Records Inc. (a subsidiary of Melody Music) and the video "هموت عليك" and "إياك" and "ابن جارتنا" which were broadcast on television channels Melody, then the third album, قد التحدي, with the company Melody Music, after the release of the music video "حصل خير" with the American director David Zinnias, which was broadcast exclusively on Melody television channel.
Sandy after issuing the first individual song by label "Rotana" with the videoclip "ما تحملت الزعل", filmed by the French director Fabien Dufils. The lyrics to "منصور الووان" were composed by Abdullah. At the beginning of 2012 she released the videoclip "أحسن من كتير" in Dubai, with director David Zinnias. The song was written by Jamal Kholi, composed and arranged by Tamer Ali Ahmed Ibrahim. That same year she introduced the song "محبطة", with the words of Amir Teima, composed and arranged by Ramy Gamal Ahmed Ibrahim, the song itself was an opportunity to celebrate a million fans on Facebook page.
Revolution in Egypt 2011
After the events of the revolution of 25 January 2011 in Egypt, Sandy presented the first national song for Egypt entitled "ولاد النيل" and then made the videoclip in Paris "الحلم" from the album قد التحدي with the British director Eric Carlson (the photograph was in black and white) and she released the video for "عايزة اقولك".
Latest activity
After releasing her fifth album entitled Hob (Love) in 2015, the singer announced in the social networks that she would retire from the music business for personal and health reasons,[1] however, two years after this announcement, in December 2017, the singer came back to activity with another single entitled "Maghnatis" (Magnetic) under Glitch Records in collaboration with Pause Production, her new music labels.[2] Finally, the performer released her sixth album, Ĕtnin fi wahda, in January 2020. The album, in which she collaborated with new producers and poets such as Mido Munib, also contains a song produced and written by Sandy herself.[3]
Discography
- 2006 – كل ما أقرب (Kol ma árab) "Everything nearest"
- 2009 – لسه صغيره (Lesa saghirah) "Still young"
- 2010 – قد التحدي (Ád altaħdi) "up to the challenge"[4]
- 2012 – احسن من كتير (Aħsan min katir) "Better than many"
- 2016 – حب (Hob) "Love"
- 2020 – إتنين في واحدة (Ĕtnin fi wahda) "Two in one"
Music videos
- كل ما أقرب "Everything closer" (Director: Tamer Bassiouni)
- شوفته وماكلمنيش "Hovth and Makelmenah" (Director: Younis)
- هموت عليك "Hmut you" (from the album: Little Lessa) (Director: Younis)
- هموت عليك – ريمكس "Hmut you – remix" (from the album: Little Lessa) (Director: Younis)
- خربت مالطا "Remembering Malta" (from the album: Little Lessa) (Director: Younis)
- إياك "Warning" (Album: Little Lessa) (Director: Yasser Al-Najjar)
- ابن جارتنا "Son of our neighbor" (from the album: Little Lessa) (Director: Taha Tunisia)
- حصل خير "It got better" (Album: You can dispute) (Director: David Zennie)
- الحلم "Dream" (directed by: Eric Carlson)
- ماتحملت الزعل "Mathmmelt Azaal" produced by Rotana (Director: Fabiaewman)
- عايزة اقولك "Ayza Acolk" (production: the voice of the delta) (Director: David Zannie)
- أحسن من كتير "Better Kteer" (production: the voice of the delta) (Director: David Zannie)
- محبطة "Frustrating" (production: the Delta sound)
- Sandy – Never Give Up / ساندي – عمري مايئست [5][6]
Personal life
She married the composer Husam Badran in 2009 and She separated from him in 2017 and married the director Hazem Kattana.[7]
References
- "Sandy becomes a mother for the 1st time". Sada El Balad. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "The electrifying @sandyofficial Attracts In "Magnetic" - Hot Arabic Music". Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "كتبت ولحنت أغنية.. تعرف على تفاصيل ألبوم ساندي الجديد".
- Up to the Challenge by Sandy on Apple Music, 26 December 2010, retrieved 19 March 2018
- "بالفيديو- ساندي تطرح أحدث أغنياتها المصورة "عمري ما يئست"". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "ساندى تطرح فيديو كليب عمرى ما يئست.. فيديو". صدى البلد (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "ساندى تنشر صورة من عقد زواجها على المخرج حازم كتانة". Youm7. Retrieved 6 September 2017.